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After his wife, Helen, is brazenly abducted before his eyes, Special Agent Pendergast furiously pursues the kidnappers, chasing them across the country and into Mexico. But then, things go terribly, tragically wrong; the kidnappers escape; and a shattered Pendergast retreats to his New York... read more

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  • “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”
    Confucius

Setting & Locations edit see section history

  • New York City: Site where Helen was kidnaped
  • Mexico: Where Pendergast tracked Helen's abductors
  • Brazil: Where Pendergast tracked the people responsible for the kidnapping.

Organizations edit see section history

  • Der Bund: a shadowy group of Nazis, or Nazi descendants responsible for kidnapping Helen Pendergast.

First Sentence edit see section history

The woman with the violet eyes walked slowly beneath the trees of Central Park, hands deep in the pockets of her trenchcoat.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Part One
6:00 PM
+ Six Hours - + Ninety- One Hours
Part Two
Chapters 1-87
And Last

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 12 of 15 in Agent Pendergast. (standard series)

Preceded by Cold Vengeance, and followed by White Fire .

This is book 3 of 3 in The Helen Trilogy. (standard series)

Preceded by Cold Vengeance.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Douglas Preston (Author)
  2. Lincoln Child (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Country: United States
Publication Date: December 11, 2012
ISBN: 978-0446554992
Page Count: 484

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